Medievalists.net » Bohemia http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Papers on Medieval Prosopography: Session #47 at KZOO 2015 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/session-47-medieval-prosopography-ii/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/session-47-medieval-prosopography-ii/#comments Sat, 30 May 2015 00:49:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58508 Three fantastic papers on Prosopography from #KZOO2015.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/session-47-medieval-prosopography-ii/feed/ 0 Imperial Memory and the Charles Bridge: Establishing Royal Ceremony for Future Kings http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/26/imperial-memory-charles-bridge-establishing-royal-ceremony-future-kings/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/26/imperial-memory-charles-bridge-establishing-royal-ceremony-future-kings/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:06:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52868 The History behind the Charles Bridge Built during the reigns of Charles IV (1346-1378) and his son, Wenceslas IV (1363-1419), the Charles Bridge crosses the river Vltava in Prague, joining the Old Town on its eastern side, the commercial hub of the city, and the Hradčany and Malá Strana on the west, where the castle and cathedral are located

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/26/imperial-memory-charles-bridge-establishing-royal-ceremony-future-kings/feed/ 0 Characteristics of Medieval Artillery in the Light of Written Sources from Bohemia and Poland http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/08/characteristics-medieval-artillery-light-written-sources-bohemia-poland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/08/characteristics-medieval-artillery-light-written-sources-bohemia-poland/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:16:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52427 Artillery appears in Central Europe at the end of the 14th c. and it starts playing a more significant role only in the next century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/08/characteristics-medieval-artillery-light-written-sources-bohemia-poland/feed/ 0 The cultural identity of medieval Silesia: the case of art and architecture http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/11/cultural-identity-medieval-silesia-case-art-architecture/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/11/cultural-identity-medieval-silesia-case-art-architecture/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:41:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51782 The cultural identity of architecture and visual arts of the Middle Ages in Silesia can be analyzed in the following frameworks: 1.) the distinct formal features of local artwork; 2.) the specific content expressed through it. Macro factors (the type of materials and their availability) are important in architecture, as are architectural patterns and styles.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/11/cultural-identity-medieval-silesia-case-art-architecture/feed/ 0 Boundaries in the making – Historiography and the isolation of late medieval Bohemia http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/27/boundaries-making-historiography-isolation-late-medieval-bohemia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/27/boundaries-making-historiography-isolation-late-medieval-bohemia/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2014 15:38:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51374 This paper deals with an episode of early 15th century Bohemian history. During the so-called Hussite wars, a coalition of Catholic powers tried to establish a far-reaching blockade on trade and commerce against the kingdom of Bohemia, which then was considered to be a hotbed of heresy, and to be rebellious against its legitimate ruler and the papal church.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/27/boundaries-making-historiography-isolation-late-medieval-bohemia/feed/ 0 Fortified Settlements of the 9th and 10th Centuries ad in Central Europe: Structure, Function and Symbolism http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/10/fortified-settlements-9th-10th-centuries-ad-central-europe-structure-function-symbolism/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/10/fortified-settlements-9th-10th-centuries-ad-central-europe-structure-function-symbolism/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:33:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48202 The structure, function(s) and symbolism of early medieval (9th–10th centuries ad) fortified settlements from central Europe, in particular today’s Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia, are examined in this paper.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/10/fortified-settlements-9th-10th-centuries-ad-central-europe-structure-function-symbolism/feed/ 0 The Early German Settlement of North Eastern Moravia: and What the Pied Piper of Hamelin Had to Do with It http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/the-early-german-settlement-of-north-eastern-moravia-and-what-the-pied-piper-of-hamelin-had-to-do-with-it/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/the-early-german-settlement-of-north-eastern-moravia-and-what-the-pied-piper-of-hamelin-had-to-do-with-it/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2013 20:45:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46173 Long ago, primordial forests, dark and impenetrable, surrounded the mountainous frontier, which today separates northeastern Bohemia from large parts of northern Moravia in the Czech Republic. This area was situated north of the sparsely populated flatlands of the March (Morava) River. The stillness of the forests remained largely undisturbed by man.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/the-early-german-settlement-of-north-eastern-moravia-and-what-the-pied-piper-of-hamelin-had-to-do-with-it/feed/ 0 Christ in Motion: Portable Objects and Scenographic Environments in the Liturgy of Medieval Bohemia http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/05/christ-in-motion-portable-objects-and-scenographic-environments-in-the-liturgy-of-medieval-bohemia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/05/christ-in-motion-portable-objects-and-scenographic-environments-in-the-liturgy-of-medieval-bohemia/#comments Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:09:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=45503 It accordingly seems clear, from many preserved accounts, that by the end of the fifteenth century the rubric of the Church of Prague was no longer the same and that progressive versions contained different layers of alteration to the performance practice of Palm Sunday ritual.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/05/christ-in-motion-portable-objects-and-scenographic-environments-in-the-liturgy-of-medieval-bohemia/feed/ 0 My kingdom in pledge : King Sigismund of Luxemburg’s town pledging policy, case studies of Segesd and Bartfa http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/13/my-kingdom-in-pledge-king-sigismund-of-luxemburgs-town-pledging-policy-case-studies-of-segesd-and-bartfa/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/13/my-kingdom-in-pledge-king-sigismund-of-luxemburgs-town-pledging-policy-case-studies-of-segesd-and-bartfa/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:33:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38680 This thesis strives to present a small part of this huge and complex topic by analyzing one of the most interesting aspects of Sigismund’s pledging policy, namely, pldeges of the towns.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/13/my-kingdom-in-pledge-king-sigismund-of-luxemburgs-town-pledging-policy-case-studies-of-segesd-and-bartfa/feed/ 0 God’s Warriors from the Czech Kingdom – the Terror of Central and Eastern Europe in the First Half of the 15th Century http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/28/gods-warriors-from-the-czech-kingdom-the-terror-of-central-and-eastern-europe-in-the-first-half-of-the-15th-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/28/gods-warriors-from-the-czech-kingdom-the-terror-of-central-and-eastern-europe-in-the-first-half-of-the-15th-century/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:20:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36758 The aim of this study is to point out a distinct phenomenon in the history of Central And Eastern Europe wherein part of the population of a fairly small kingdom in Central Europe invoked justified fear throughout the majority of Europe. Czech history is not all that popular a theme of study within the framework of European history. One of the few exceptions is the period of the first half of the 15th century in particular.

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